Spanish port rolls out biofuels for passenger ferries

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The Port of Algeciras will use second-generation biofuels in 84 ferry trips across the Strait of Gibraltar.

“Biofuel production can be more expensive than fossil fuel production in terms of direct production costs, as they require upfront investment in technology and equipment, as well as additional costs associated with feedstocks,” said a spokesperson fro Cepsa, which is producing the biofuel.

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